21 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 29-01-2024.
*** Fran and Nevar...go away you are not wanted here or anywhere for that matter!!
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 207 minutes, 1.8 m, maximum depth 6.0 m, 28 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.
Even tho there has been some rain the water looks nice, so in I go. Murphydoris cobbi is still quite common in the river and quite a few mating pairs. A nice little bubble shell that looks similar to Liloa brevis but has grey lines on it, Bob to confirm. Unidentias are still every where. And a nice large Pleurobranchus weberi from under a rock. Another Hypselodoris sp. 10 with its yellow spots on the gills was recorded today. Gosliner and the Team are sequencing some specimens waiting for the results.
Species and numbers recorded:
Bubble shell?? -1
Cratena lineata -3
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -12
Flabellina pseudolotos -2
Goniobranchus daphne -18
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniobranchus setoensis -4
Goniodoridella unidonta -1
Hypselodoris obscura -16
Hypselodoris sp. 10 -1
Liloa brevis shell -3
Murphydoris cobbi -45
Murphydoris puncticulata -7
Pleurobranchus weberi -1
Plocamopherus ceylonicus -1
Retusa amphizosta shell -1
Tenellia sibogae (yellow) -16
Unidentia sp. 1 -32
Unidentia sp. 9 -2
Unidentia sp. 14 -29
Entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Murphydoris cobbi
Murphydoris puncticulata
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Flatworm
Goniobranchus setoensis
Substrate
Goniodoridella unidonta
New growth
Murphydoris puncticulata
Unidentia sp. 1
Unidentia sp. 1
Murphydoris cobbi
The Ovulid
The Ovulid crab
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Flabellina lotos
Unidentia sp. 9
Substrate
Tenellia sibogae
Tenellia sibogae spawn
Cratena lineata
Cratena lineata
Flabellina lotos
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne x2
Murphydoris cobbi mating pair
Unidentia sp. 14
Cowrie
Tenellia sibogae
Gothum City
Flatworm
Hypselodoris sp. 10
Hypselodoris sp. 10 gills
My special friend
Flabellina pseudolotos
Seal Rock
Liloa brevis
Substrate near Point Rock
New Bubble shell???
The Icon
Goniobranchus setoensis and Goniobranchus geometricus
Big Rock
Facelina sp. 11
Fish Cage
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sibogae x2
The other Ovulid
Plocamopherus ceylonicus
Substrate
